Add these speckled treats to your holiday cookie trays. Easy to make ahead and freeze.
Ingredients
- shortening: 1 cup
- white sugar: 0.75 cup
- egg: 1 piece
- poppy seeds: 0.25 cup
- plain yogurt: 2 Tbsp
- ½ teaspoons orange zest: 1 piece
- ½ cups all-purpose flour: 2 piece
- baking powder: 0.5 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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In a medium bowl, cream the shortening and sugar together until fluffy. Stir in the egg, poppy seeds, yogurt and orange zest. Sift the flour and baking powder together; mix into the creamed mixture. Divide dough into 3 portions, wrap in plastic, and chill overnight.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Cut dough logs into 1/4-inch slices. Place circles onto an unprepared cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.
